 | Sunday, October 17, 2021 | |  | Sunday, October 17, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | Culture Days wraps in just one week, which might come as a surprise, especially if you’ve never actually heard of it before. If that’s you (and hey, that’s cool), this will catch you up on what the Canada-wide initiative is all about. But basically, think of it as an excuse to browse hundreds upon hundreds of cultural events — performances and walking tours and whatever else you might find on their website. And just so you know, it’s all free.
A few items on the Culture Days schedule are actually being hosted by CBC Arts. We produced some fresh episodes of CBC Arts Makes especially for the festivities: craft projects led by Canadian artists (which you could try out at any time of year, really). Links to those videos can be found below. Plug in your glue gun and press play.
| | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @maryanneherb/Instagram | Yes, Halloween is my favourite holiday. Why do you ask? (Hunters by U.K. artist Mary Herbert.) | | | | |  | @scormierstudio/Instagram | | Spider webs? Spider quilts? Spider paintings! (Follow Toronto artist Stephanie Cormier to see more.) | | | | |  | @erinfrancesbrown/Instagram | | I don’t know if Erin Frances Brown was going for a hellish-swirl-of-humanity vibe here, but it’s working for me. | | | | |  | Shane Kalyn/Wildlife Photographer of the Year | | These (spooky?) lovebirds are the subject of a prize-winning photo. Vancouver’s Shane Kalyn was among the Canadian honourees at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. (More on CBC News.) | | | | |  | Legends of Horror | | | | | Step 1: find yourself a Gothic mansion. Toronto’s Casa Loma fits the bill, and every Halloween it hosts a supersized house of horrors. We talked with some of the professional haunters behind the scenes. Discover how they wow visitors while scaring them half to death. | | | | |  | | CBC Arts | | | | | Bookmark this DIY! Artist Ian Langohr will show you how to make a real monster of a mask. | | | | |  | CBC Arts | | | | | Maybe draw some teeth with googly eyes and turn it into a papier mâché whatsit? | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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